The Fountainhead Quotes

In the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Roark is a character that goes unchanged unlike others throughout the book. He focuses on himself and his work with no account for others or their opinions. He is hardly influenced by anyone; he thinks for himself and doesn’t let others dominate his life regardless of what they think of him and his work.
Dominique on the other hand is quite the opposite, all she did was let others dominate her life. Her only independcy was not letting anyone change her mind or call her wrong. She was always more worried about others accomplishments and doing away with evil, that she made her own life miserable. She punishes herself, so she will never have to feel lost or failure. So, she refuses to pursue any goals of her own. It wasn’t until Dominique sees Roark achieving his goals regardless of the world, does she realize she was wrong all

Just like Roark he and his work were rejected by society, the difference between them was that Roark didn't let the people get to him. Mallory was really affected by the people’s rejection and fell into temptations of alcohol. His life was spiraling, and if it wasn't for Roark showing him the true values of life he would still be heading in the wrong direction. Roark and his unchanging character was an inspiration to him to stay true to himself and his beliefs.
Gail Wynand was a character who thought he knew true independency and his own rational thinking. He believed he wrote for the people to lead them and set example, but instead wrote for them to receive such approval and opinion. By the time he realized him mistake it was already too late. Those he wanted approval from no longer took him seriously. He did not even take himself seriously. The power he thought he held for so long was all a lie. His character developed strongly, because of this lie that took over his